EP 0503643 A3 19921125 - VIDEO CLOCK GENERATING CIRCUIT AND HORIZONTAL SYNCHRONIZING SIGNAL GENERATING DEVICE IN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING LASER BEAM
Title (en)
VIDEO CLOCK GENERATING CIRCUIT AND HORIZONTAL SYNCHRONIZING SIGNAL GENERATING DEVICE IN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING LASER BEAM
Publication
Application
Priority
JP 4705891 A 19910312
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0503643A2] A basic clock (CKin) generated from a crystal oscillator is delayed by a constant time in each of a plurality of delay elements (D1, D2, ...) connected in series. Consequently, internal clocks (CKO, CK1, ...) which differ in phase by a predetermined amount are output from the delay elements (D1, D2, ...). Output signals of the delay elements (D1, D2, ...) are input to a clock selector (10). The clock selector (10) selects any one of the internal clocks on the basis of a beam detection signal (BD) indicating the timing of the scanning of a photoreceptor by a laser beam to output the same as a video clock (VCK). The clock selector (10) selects any one internal clock whose phase difference from the beam detection signal (BD) is closest to a predetermined phase difference out of the internal clocks, the phase difference from the beam detection signal (BD) meaning the time difference between the time when the beam detection signal (BD) has a predetermined phase angle and the time when the internal clock has a predetermined phase angle. A horizontal synchronizing signal is generated by counting the video clock (VCK) at the timing based on the beam detection signal (BD). The video clock (VCK) output from the clock selector (10) is synchronized with the beam detection signal (BD) with high precision. As a result, the horizontal synchronizing signal generated can be synchronized with the beam detection signal (BD) with high precision. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B41J 2/44 (2006.01); G02B 26/10 (2006.01); G03G 15/04 (2006.01); H04N 1/053 (2006.01); H04N 1/113 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
H04N 1/053 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 2201/02439 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 2201/0471 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 2201/04732 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 2201/04744 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 2201/04784 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 2201/04794 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [Y] US 4926263 A 19900515 - YOKOTA KENJI [JP]
- [A] US 4663523 A 19870505 - SWANBERG MELVIN E [US]
- [A] DE 3013841 A1 19801016 - FUJITSU LTD
- [A] EP 0210618 A2 19870204 - SHARP KK [JP]
- [A] EP 0322792 A2 19890705 - POLAROID CORP [US]
- [Y] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 12, no. 134 (M-689)23 April 1988 & JP-A-62 257 856 ( COPAL ELECTRON CO LTD ) 10 November 1987
- [A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 12, no. 9 (E-572)12 January 1988 & JP-A-62 169 575 ( HITACHI LTD. ) 25 July 1987
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB IT NL
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0503643 A2 19920916; EP 0503643 A3 19921125; JP 2667590 B2 19971027; JP H04282954 A 19921008; US 5331342 A 19940719
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 92104310 A 19920312; JP 4705891 A 19910312; US 84565692 A 19920304